Gary sanitary district 13TH avenue sanitary sewer replacement - section 219, gary, lake county, indiana (USACE acquisition)

This Pre-Solicitation Notice is being issued by the United States Army Corps of Engineers - Chicago District to inform interested/potential contractors of the District's imminent issue of an Invitation for Bid Package for its construction project entitled, "Gary Sanitary District 13th Avenue Sanitary Sewer Replacement – Section 219, Gary, Lake County, Indiana (USACE Acquisition)."

PROJECT INFORMATION: Under the contract, the contractor will be required to remediate compromised sewers in Gary, Indiana. The proposed project area is located on 13th Avenue bounded on the west by Roosevelt Place, on the east by Johnson Street. The existing poured in place concrete sanitary sewer (30-inch, 42-inch, and 48-inch) is severely corroded, crumbling, and has recently failed forming a large sinkhole. The proposed project will replace up to approximately 2,030 linear feet of existing sewer line with a new reinforced concrete sewer with the same sizes, and in the same location and slope as the existing sewer. The new sewer will connect to the existing sewer at the west end manhole on Roosevelt Place. The project will also include nine new manholes, removal of existing manholes and pipes, dewatering, bypass pumping, and pavement repair. This proposed project is expected to accommodate the city’s needs for the next 50 years.

CONTRACTING OFFICE: USACE Chicago District, 231 SOUTH LaSALLE STREET, SUITE 1500, Chicago, IL 60604

ACQUISITION INFORMATION: Competition for this acquisition is RESERVED EXCLUSIVELY for Small Business Concerns. The North American Industry System Classification Code is 237110, with a small business size standard in dollars of $39.5 Million. The magnitude of cost for construction is estimated between $1,000,000.00 and $5,000,000.00.

The Solicitation (Invitation for Bids –“IFB”) will be downloadable from the INTERNET ONLY. The project specification files are Portable Document Format (PDF) files and can be viewed, navigated, or printed using Adobe Acrobat Reader. Once the package is released into advertisement at this website ("Federal Business Opportunities"), interested bidders may download the full package, includes: specification and drawings files. The Solicitation package is planned for advertisement on or about August 20, 2020, with bids due on or about September 22, 2020.

IN THE CASE OF A DISCREPANCY BETWEEN THE DATES PUBLISHED IN THIS NOTICE AND THOSE CALLED OUT IN THE IFB DOCUMENT, THE DATES IN THE IFB DOCUMENT OVERRIDES THOSE PUBLISHED HEREIN THIS NOTICE; THIS IS RELATIVE TO THE IFB ISSUANCE DATE AND THE DUE DATE FOR BIDS.

IMPORTANT POLICY:  Bidders are REQUIRED to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) AT THE TIME ITS BID IS SUBMITTED to comply with the annual representations and certifications requirements.  Registration can be completed free of charge at www.sam.gov.

Request for solicitation packages made by telephone, fax or e-mail will not be honored. The Point of Contact for this acquisition is Ms. Ericka Hillard at (312) 846-5378, or via email: ericka.d.hillard@usace.army.mil.

** Please include Solicitation Number W912P620B0019 on all correspondence. **